unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, United States. It is seven miles southwest of
Blackwell Blackwell may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Blackwell, Ontario
;United Kingdom
* Blackwell, County Durham, England
* Blackwell, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
* Blackwell (historic house), South Lakeland, Cumbria, England
* Blackwell, Bolsover, Alfre ...
.Shirk, George. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987, p. 77. The community was originally called Osborne, but its name was changed to Eddy on January 3, 1901. It was named "Eddy" after Ed E. Peckham, who was the son of railroad developer E.L. Peckham. A post office operated in Eddy but closed on February 22, 1957.